2022 Ballot Issues
Live Updates on Colorado and Boulder county ballot issues
Shortly after 11 p.m. 99,281 ballots had been counted, pushing voter turnout in Boulder County to 44.58%. In the 2018 midterm election, voter turnout in Boulder County was 82.28%.
Boulder
Ballot Question 6C - Library District Formation and Mill Levy Tax and Revenue Change
11:04 p.m. – Voters are still leaning against ballot issue 6C with roughly 1,000 more votes having been counted in the last few hours. The difference between those in favor and those against remains slim.
8:30p.m – Voters are leaning against ballot issue 6C, which proposes an increase in property taxes to fund the creation of a new library district. Of 34,960 votes on this issue, 51.42% of voters are against and 48.58% are in favor, with only about a 1,000 vote difference between the two.
Ballot Question 2E - Change Regular Municipal Election to Even Years
11:11 p.m. – Voters still favor ballot issue 2E after an update from Boulder County.
8:52 p.m. – Ballot Issue 2E continues to lead, with 59.06% of voters voting “Yes”. This is less than a 1% increase than the previous numbers. This measure would change municipal election years to even years.
Ballot Question 2F - Repeal of Ordinance 8483, regarding the annexation of CU South
11:04 p.m. – After another update from Boulder County, voters are still leaning against ballot issue 2F. The county reported less than 500 newly counted votes.
8:52 p.m. – Voters are currently leaning towards a “no” on ballot issue 2F, which would repeal the annexation of CU South. 23,966 votes have been counted, which is 10.76% of active registered voters. According to reporting by the Boulder Reporting Lab, ballot issue 2F has brought in the most money in this year’s election. The group supporting the referendum, Repeal CU South, has raised $52,000.
Colorado
Proposition 122
8:53 pm – Proposition 122 is continuing to gain heavy Boulder County support, with 64.70% of votes in favor of the proposition and 35.30% against it. 95,801 total ballots have been counted, 90,655 of which voted on the proposition. Reportedly, 142,632 ballots have been returned for Boulder County, leaving room for 51,977 votes to impact the results.
8:02 pm – Proposition 122 has gained nationwide attention. This proposition would allow anyone who has completed their sentence for a conviction relating to psychedelic plants and fungi would be able to file a petition asking a court to seal the record of the conviction. Boulder county, according to recent polling, has been a huge supporter of this proposition.
7:24 p.m. – Votes are currently at a toss-up on ballot Proposition 122. Currently, the state tally has 50.8% voting yes and 49.20% voting no. The proposition would decriminalize and categorize certain psychedelic plants as medicine including DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, psilocybin and psilocyn.
Proposition 126
8:30 p.m. – With 87,713 ballots reported by the Secretary of State, Jena Griswold’s office as of 8:30 p.m, Proposition 126 is showing to be unpopular in a resounding majority of counties that have reported vote totals. It is important to note that this can not be evidence of the proposition’s defeat alone, but rather as an early sign of trouble as more counties finish tabulation and reporting. Boulder County is reporting at around a 40% voter participation rate, similar to many Colorado counties at this time, though only a few counties have finished tabulating and reported full counts.
7:16 p.m. – With an unofficial vote total of 83,763, Proposition 126 Alcohol Delivery Service Initiative (2022) has ‘no’ leading by 5.8%, or 4,861 ahead. This initiative, if passed, would allow restaurants and bars in Boulder County to sell takeaway alcohol, as well as permit the operation of alcohol delivery platforms like GoPuff, Instacart, and Doordash for individuals of legal age.
